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Author Aveyard, Helen, author

Title A beginner's guide to critical thinking and writing in health and social care / Helen Aveyard, Pam Sharp and Mary Woolliams
Edition Second edition
Published Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2015
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Description 1 online resource (ix, 181 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. What is 'critical thinking' and why is it important? -- 2. How you can think more critically about information that is readily available -- 3. Being more critical : how you can find the 'best available' evidence -- 4. How you can demonstrate your critical thinking skills in your written work and presentations -- 5. How you can adopt critical thinking in your professional practice -- 6. Shaping the future : what is the role of critical thinking in the development of health and social care services?
Summary This is a beginner's guide to the skills of critical thinking, critical writing and critical appraisal in health and social care, and talks you through every stage of becoming a critical thinker. Each chapter tackles a different aspect of the process and using examples and simple language shows you how it's done
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-175) and index
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Subject Critical thinking.
Health services administration.
Report writing.
Social work administration.
Evidence-Based Nursing.
Evidence-Based Practice.
Test Taking Skills -- methods.
Writing.
Form Electronic book
Author Sharp, Pam, author
Woolliams, Mary, author
ISBN 0335264352 (electronic bk.)
9780335264353 (electronic bk.)